| From: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
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| To: | Troels Arvin <troels(at)arvin(dot)dk> |
| Cc: | pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: SQL 2003 conformance |
| Date: | 2004-10-21 16:35:03 |
| Message-ID: | 200410210935.03857.josh@agliodbs.com |
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Troels,
> I believe that PostgreSQL 8 doesn't implement SQL:2003's IDENTITY columns,
You're correct. Mind you, IDENTITY was a mistake, and I'm happy we don't
implement it.
> Sequences are allmost implemented, except PostgreSQL doesn't have the NEXT
> VALUE FOR (uses nextval()). As NEXT VALUE FOR functionality is rather
> important for sequences, one might say that it's important for the syntax
> to be equal here.
Hmmm ... good point. Would be worth bringing up on Hackers as a TODO
suggestion.
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Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco
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